Between May 11 and 17, Ukraine increased electricity imports by 50% compared to the previous week—to 81,700 MWh—while exports fell by 23%—to 17,700 MWh, the DIXI Group analytical center reported on Tuesday, citing data from Energy Map.
“Throughout the week, Russia continued its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In particular, on May 13–14, another massive attack on energy facilities took place, leading to power outages in a number of regions,” the center noted.
Against this backdrop, daily import volumes rose significantly: on May 13 to 15,200 MWh (+78% compared to May 12) and on May 14 to 16,000 MWh (+87% compared to May 12).
At the same time, sunny weather at the beginning and end of the workweek facilitated active operation of residential solar power plants and reduced the load on the power grid. In the middle of the week, consumption increased due to deteriorating weather conditions. Despite this, domestic generation and imports fully covered consumer demand without the need for restrictions.
According to Energy Map, Hungary accounted for the largest share of imports last week—46.5 thousand MWh, or 57%. Poland accounted for 18.4 thousand MWh, or 23%, Romania – 16.7 thousand MWh, or 20%, and Moldova – 0.1 thousand MWh (<0.1%).
Electricity imports increased across all sources by 14–80%. Additionally, on May 13–14, after a week-long hiatus, imports from Moldova resumed in small volumes—0.06 thousand MWh between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM. There were no imports from Slovakia during the week.
As reported, between May 4 and 10, Ukraine reduced electricity imports by 63%—to 54.6 thousand MWh, and in April—by 41%,—to 558.3 thousand MWh.
